Business Skills Training Classes and Seminars In Calgary, AB

Project Managers who master risk-related concepts can help organizations manage both positive and negative risks. The PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) exam prep training course focuses on planning and monitoring for risk throughout a project. This course prepares PMP® Certification holders to pass the more advanced and specialized PMI-RMP® exam. The 1-day training proivides detailed insights into the seven project risk management domains, then linking those domains back to core PMP® principles. Students completing the PMI-RMP certification training will have the knowledge and skills needed to plan, manage and control project risks - and have the knowledge, study resources, and confidence to pass the PMI-RMP exam. This course has been approved by PMI for 8 PDUs....

Welcome to chaos—otherwise known as the world in which we all work today. Attend this seminar and get proven solutions for managing chaos and minimizing its negative impact. First, you’ll discover how you can harness the energy of a dynamic, though often chaotic, work environment and avoid feeling overwhelmed when things start to spin out of control. You’ll learn a variety of tools that will help you re-think the way you approach chaos and enable you to leverage resources to help you tackle chal...

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<p>Your former peers are now your direct reports. Do you know how to adopt the mindset of a manager, let go of your previous role and get work done through others? Can you communicate your priorities to your team? Or set mutual goals so you can increase productivity?</p> <p>This basic training for managers provides you with easy-to-apply tools needed to make a successful transition into your new role. In just two days you will master the practical basic management know-how—and gain the confid...

Would you like a quick and easy method for composing documents—letters, memos, reports, proposals and performance appraisals—in an organized format? This&nbsp;business writing workshop&nbsp;provides you with basic formats and formulas for tackling any kind of writing task—and communicating to your readers what they need to know. You’ll streamline your process for effective business writing and save time by focusing on what to write instead of how to write it.&nbsp; Bring a current project and ge...

Manufacturers have a multitude of costs that must be included in inventory and cost of goods sold: material, labor, direct variable costs, indirect variable costs and fixed costs. You will learn how to properly identify these costs. Using multiple case studies, this seminar will provide you with detailed information on the various techniques companies have devised to apply all these costs to inventory. Doing so ensures that inventory and cost of goods sold are properly valued for both internal a...

Your immediate takeaway • Identify the four quadrants of the controller’s role and their scope<br> • Protect your company’s finances in changing financial climates<br> • Be a more valued business partner in your company’s future<br> <br> Not only has the scope of the controller’s role evolved significantly in companies of all sizes—but the demands of the job are constantly changing. To stay effective as a controller and add greater value to the organization, you must be acutely aware of h...

<p>Starting with establishing the importance of good fixed asset information for managing company performance, this seminar will teach you the skills, information and insights on how to make the fixed asset function a key to enhancing the company's return on fixed assets. You will learn how to make the fixed asset database accurate, how to get the cooperation of line managers and how to provide essential data for a wide range of reporting needs.</p> ...

Feel empowered to hit the ground running with the skills learned in this course. Be ready to take on any task and bring your best self to the job, while adopting new habits that will quickly get you on the path to greater success. In this high-impact, 2-day seminar, our faculty will help new supervisors like you avoid common pitfalls. Get the secrets and essential skills of managing people, from delivering corrective feedback and coaching to conflict resolution and delegation. With expertly g...

<p>This course is designed to combine proven-by-practice methods with new insights and ideas from a wide range of current strategic thinking. Gain a wider perspective of the strategic planning process through breakout sessions, exercises and case applications. Bring your strategic dilemmas to this program and get direction on analytical and organizational approaches.</p> ...

Change is the norm. You are responsible for your own productivity and that of your staff. Your day-to-day dealings may now include colleagues, your boss, and senior management who all have different interests and viewpoints. This seminar will equip you with proven supervisory techniques that you can put into action immediately. The&nbsp;skills savvy supervisors use to plan, organize, communicate and monitor will become part of your toolkit to effectively manage&nbsp;everyday interactions with...

Without strong and effective relationships in business, today’s fast-paced, team-based and global work environments can’t function with peak efficiency. Maximum results will not be achieved. Emotional Intelligence (EI) competencies are at the heart of effective workplace relationships and productivity. Today we use EI as an integrated set of skills that underpin highly effective, fast-reacting and innovative organizations. This emotional intelligence seminar emphasizes the practical applicati...

<p>The training field can change fast, which makes training for trainers crucial. New methodologies. New discoveries about the way adults learn. Changing expectations from trainees—and from your company. Our training the trainer courses give you the practical platform skills and confidence you need to succeed. This powerful seminar puts the latest trends and techniques at your fingertips. Whether you’ve been training for a while or never stepped onto a platform before, this training for trainers...

<p>Because of the mounting pressure facing salespersons in today’s landscape, this challenging profession is becoming even more competitive. But many prospective sales professionals don’t have the necessary sales training and understanding of the fundamentals of selling. This intensive, highly interactive 2-day introduction to the art of selling will equip you with the tools and techniques you need to achieve sales success and improve your performance. </p>...

<p>This leadership training course is uniquely designed to help leaders-to-be get ready for their new challenges and responsibilities. You'll discover the heart, soul and mind of true leadership. Through role-playing, self-assessment tests and other leadership training scenarios, you'll explore leadership roles as strategist, change agent, coach, manager, communicator, mentor and team member. And you'll learn how to develop your unique leadership style for maximum impact.</p> <div class="smal...

<p>This fundamentals seminar is taught by leaders in the field who will walk through every step of the purchasing management process, including negotiating and vendor and materials management. Find innovative ways to manage your suppliers so they deliver quality products and services on time and within your budget…learn how&nbsp;eProcurement can help you save money and exploit sales opportunities…and recognize the impact you have on the financial side of your business.</p> ...

<p>Customer service excellence will give you the competitive advantage you need to survive in a tough and increasingly uncertain business climate. In today’s customer-oriented business environment, "people skills" are critical for personal and organizational success. How you handle your customers can directly affect your individual goals as well as your team’s and company’s performance. This training seminar on providing good customer service gives you the skills you need to communicate professi...

Have you ever been told (or felt) you’re too stiff, timid, aggressive, nervous, bossy, emotional, have a boring voice, or lack confidence? If you want to be considered leadership material, it’s essential to hone your verbal and nonverbal messages. The executive presence training for women training seminar helps you do just that. This seminar explores the key components of being "powerful." In a supportive atmosphere, you’ll get honest feedback from your instructor and peers, benefit from vide...

To work together effectively on any project, everyone on the team needs to use a common language and have a clear understanding of all expectations. This unique project manager training seminar is designed for individuals with little or no prior knowledge of project management who serve on project management teams, those who simply want to know more about PM or those who are making the transition to project management. In just two days, you’ll develop an understanding of essential terminology an...

Communicating data and the story of what that data means has become increasingly important in recent years. As attention spans decrease and the amounts of quantitative information increase, it is crucial to be able to visualize your data for your audiences in the most clear and effective ways possible. A chart that takes 10 seconds to understand, compared to one that takes only 2 seconds, could mean the difference between a sale and no sale. Your data is only as powerful as your visual presen...

In this training seminar, you will learn powerful assertiveness training exercises for improving your assertiveness skills to help you deal with conflict at all levels in the organization, discover techniques on how to be an assertive communicator, acquire ways to handle receiving and giving feedback and address business etiquette when professionalism and assertiveness are required. You’ll assess your areas of strength and growth in this critical skill, understand how social styles affect assert...

<p>This process management seminar provides you with proven tools to successfully implement business improvements including process mapping techniques…documentation of standard operating procedures…and value-added vs. nonvalue-added activity analysis to successfully implement process management improvements.</p> ...

<p>In a shifting business environment, it’s the agile and resilient organizations that have a much better chance to survive—and even to thrive. With future orientation and entrepreneurial focus, this course gives you the roadmap to seize new opportunities and bounce back even stronger from unforeseen changes.</p> <p>Let’s build agility and resilience into your leadership repertoire and your organization’s DNA. Add the ability to shift mindset and inspire behavior change. Plus, the strategies ...

<p>Whether it’s entering new markets, repositioning, outsourcing, or undertaking new initiatives or technology, execution of strategic goals is often a graveyard of good intentions. A recent strategy execution study of a broad group of leaders found that 65% of them do not consider their own organization successful at executing their strategies.</p> ...